Skirt hanger



y 1957 F. E. SIMMONS 2,793,798

SKIRTHANGER Filed Feb. 10, 1955 fiarzkfiimmorz's INVENTOR I BY 1 I IATTORNEYS United States Patent Ofiice 2,793,798 Patented May 28, 1957SKIRT HANGER Frank E. Simmons, Bel Air, Md., assignor of forty percentto Leroy J. Hennessy and twenty-five percent to -El ay Corporation, bothof Baltimore, Md.

Application February 10, 1955, Serial No. 487,366

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-95) This invention relates to garment hangers, andmore particularly to hangers particularly constructed for hangingskirts, one of the objects of the invention being to provide means forexerting pressure on a skirt at its waist band to hold the skirt in anextended position to eliminate wrinkles.

An important object of the invention is to provide a skirt hanger whichis so constructed that it may be readily and easily adjusted forsupporting skirts of different sizes and wherein the waist bands arenecessarily of various sizes.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hanger for hangingskirts so that the waist band may be folded upon itself in loose loopsrequiring the minimum amount of space for hanging skirts in restrictedareas.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a skirt hanger ofthis character including a main supporting rod with a pair of stationaryrollers at one end thereof, and a stationary roller at the other endthereof with an intermediate adjustable roller, the skirt beingpositioned over the rollers in such a way that by moving the adjustableroller, the hanger may be adjusted to tightly fit within the skirt band.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of pants without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a skirt hanger constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

I Figure 3 is an end elevational view thereof.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through the main supporting rodillustrating the adjustable roller as mounted thereon.

Figure 5 is a sectional view through the eye member 5 of the adjustableroller, with the eye member positioned on the main supporting rod of thehanger.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device comprises a mainsupporting rod 5. The reference character 6 indicates a substantiallyU-shaped rod which is secured to the main rod 5, the U-shaped rod beingdisposed at an oblique angle with respect to the rod 5 with the arms 7thereof providing supports for the rollers 8.

At the opposite end of the main rod 5, is a roller 9. The referencecharacter It} indicates an adjustable roller which is adjustablelongitudinally of the main supporting rod 5, the roller 19 being mountedon the shaft 11, the eye 12 thereof which is formed at one end of theshaft 11 accommodating the main rod 5, as better shown by Figure 5 ofthe drawing. Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, slighttilting movement-of the roller 10 will set up a binding action betweenthe eye member 12 and rod 5 to hold the roller it) in its positions ofadjustment longitudinally of the main supporting rod 5.

Hooks 13 are formed at the ends of the main supporting rod 5, and affordmeans for hanging the device on a hanger pole or the like.

It might be further stated that the rollers are provided with annulargrooves 14 setting up a friction surface to prevent the skirt band fromslipping from its position on the rollers.

In using the skirt hanger, the waist band of a skirt which, in thepresent showing, is indicated by the reference character A, ispositioned over the rollers 8 and 9, as shown by Figure 2 of thedrawing. The waist band of the skirt is now brought inwardly andpositioned over theroller 10. Because of the slight lateral movement ofthe shaft 11 with respect to the rod 5, it will be obvious that abinding action will be set up when the shaft 11 is moved towards theroller 9, the Waist band A of the skirt being placed under tension tohold the skirt in position on the rollers.

When it is necessary to remove the skirt, the roller 10 will be movedtowards the rollers 8, loosening the gripping action of the skirt bandon the roller 10, with the result that the skirt may be readily removedfrom the hanger.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed A skirt hangercomprising a horizontal rod, a hook at each end of said rod, an invertedU-shaped member having the bight thereof extending over said rodadjacent one end thereof and firmly fixed to said rod, said bight beingdisposed at an oblique angle to the length of said rod, a rollerdisposed on each depending arm of said U- shaped member, a dependingshaft fixed to said rod adjacent the opposite end thereof, a roller onsaid shaft, a second shaft, a ring fixed to said second shaft, and aroller on said second shaft, said ring slidably engaging said rodwhereby to dispose said latter named roller at a predetermined positionalong said rod.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,663,471 'Pedersen Dec. 22, 1953 2,684,794 Harris July 27,; 19542,696,936 Soldan' Dec. 14, 1954

